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AIBOU: The Movie IV

2017 2h 0m JA
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6.2
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★9.3TMDB · 6★6.2IMDB · 82
CrimeMystery
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A mysterious international crime organization makes a demand of 900 million yen from the Japanese government for the release of hostages. The group then targets a victory parade of a world sports game to commit indiscriminate terror.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Hajime Hashimoto
Writers
Ai Ota
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "AIBOU: The Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hajime Hashimoto, shot by Masahiro Aida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shin'ya Tadano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi and Kazuki Kitamura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5738264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hajime Hashimoto directs. Masahiro Aida behind the camera. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Shin'ya Tadano cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 9 years ago.
  • 2Part of the "AIBOU: The Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 3Directed by Hajime Hashimoto, shot by Masahiro Aida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor Shin'ya Tadano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi and Kazuki Kitamura carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt5738264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Masahiro Aida
Original score
Yoshihiro Ike
Editing
Shin'ya Tadano
Production design
Noriyuki Kondo
Runtime
120 min · 2h 0m
Status
Released
Original language
JA
IMDB rating
6.2/10 · 82 votes

Part of

AIBOU: The Collection

A series of movies about police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan police Special Mission Task Force, fighting crime and corruption.

Also by

Hajime Hashimoto

Production companies

Who made it

  • Toei Company

    Toei Company

    JP

  • TV Asahi

    TV Asahi

    JP

  • Toei TV Production

    Toei TV Production

    JP

  • Toei Tokyo

    Toei Tokyo

    JP

  • TR

    Trysome

    JP

  • Shogakukan

    Shogakukan

    JP

  • Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

    Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

    JP

  • Nagoya Broadcasting Network

    Nagoya Broadcasting Network

    JP

  • Kinoshita Group

    Kinoshita Group

    JP

  • Ken-On

    Ken-On

    JP

  • Hokkaido Television Broadcasting

    Hokkaido Television Broadcasting

    JP

  • Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting

    Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting

    JP

Key crew

  • ProducerKiyoshi Kuwata
  • DecoratorNobutake Yamamoto
  • Executive ProducerArata Nishi
  • Executive ProducerHiroshi Hayakawa
  • ProducerITO Hitoshi
  • Music ProducerGenichi Tsushima
  • ProducerRyoichi Sato
  • EditorShin'ya Tadano
  • Production DesignNoriyuki Kondo
  • Line ProducerKatsunori Imamura
  • ProducerAtsuo Nishihira
  • Sound RecordistTsuyoshi Masumori
  • Co-Executive ProducerMotoi Sasaki
  • ProducerMasamichi Tsuchida
  • Sound Effects西村洋一

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • japan
  • terrorism
  • incident

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2017-02-11

Also known as

International titles

  • Aibou Gekijo-ban IVJP
  • Partners: The Movie IVJP
  • 相棒 -劇場版IV-HK

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